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"When someone dies, particularly if it's a violent death or one that was painful, "It was God's will." or "God has taken them back."
Really? So it was God's will to cause them immense suffering before they died?…"

"I keep seeing people say that "well regulated milita" means either the National Guard or the regular army. Yet, I don't see it that way. Consider that our first document, the Declaration of Independence, said that when a government…"

"Reading this: link
It seems there is quite a market for irrational fear of Islam, politically it's a gold mine of course, I'm forced to watch this on a daily basis, but there's some money to be made off it too. And the best thing…"

"Instantly or historically? I think however you slice it, they are equally bad. Historically, Christians have probable caused more mayhem and disaster than Muslims, but as Yahweh's third child, Islam had a delayed start. The…"

"Seasidechap: Interesting, but I guess it makes some sense. If that third generation was growing up in the Internet age, they're still pretty malleable, easy to influence. With the Internet, I can see how it'd happen.
Barry Eckert:…"

"@Seasidechap,Militancy, Jihad, propaganda, war, terrorism . . . watching the news, it seems that fundamentalist radicals are driving the Muslim agenda all around the world -- even though they're a minority in Islam. Take a look at where…"

"@ Unseen - Well I can't speak for the US, it seems to me that has never been the case there, but in the EU it was a policy that was shared by pretty much all parties. In the Netherlands the exception was the Socialist Party (SP) - they insisted…"

"Muslims are extremly fundementalist, I'd say islam is the most dangerous religion on this planet because its naturally fundementalist and I dont think that will ever change, they keep talking about how islam is very peaceful, how it respects…"

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A music video posted on the homepage of the Rock Beyond Belief Festival, that's being held for atheist servicemen and women in March at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, has roused the ire of several Christian blogs and commentators.

Filmed for the song "Hysteria" by rock band Aiden, the video (posted below), begins with several shots of church and synagogue burnings. Indeed, the song itself uses what appears to be lyrics…